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check the output rating of the head unit. It may be that it is 4 ohms. I am not sure of the implications of this, but I do remember reading that it was not a good idea to connect a 4ohm output to a 8ohm speaker.
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It will fry your amp in the stereo due to the load. It would work but not very well.
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You're both wrong. The head unit requires a minimum of 4 ohms. If you use 8 ohm speakers you will just get less power out of the amp. The 8 ohm rating for Celestion speakers is nominal anyway and in reality they are probably about 6 ohms for most of the frequency range.
I have used "house" speakers in the van before and aprt from the fact that they take up so much space I was quite pleased with the results. As to how good they will sound will depend on the construction of the cabinets and the design "positioning". Try it, nothing to lose.
I have used "house" speakers in the van before and aprt from the fact that they take up so much space I was quite pleased with the results. As to how good they will sound will depend on the construction of the cabinets and the design "positioning". Try it, nothing to lose.
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This is what I used when fitting multiple speakers in my car it's pretty interesting and explains how wiring speakers in series or parallel can increase or decrease the impedance.
http://www.termpro.com/articles/spkrz.html
I did have to read it a couple of time till it sank in I:
http://www.termpro.com/articles/spkrz.html
I did have to read it a couple of time till it sank in I:
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Having spent god knows how long setting up pa systems for various rock bands, speaker config's are something that I think im more than qualified to comment on.....I:...
Using higher impedence speakers will not damage your head/amp unit. Impedence is a term for speaker resistance. Higher impedence means that your speaker output may be slightly less because the resistance is higher. You're safe to use higher ratings than your head/amp unit is rated at ie 8 or 16 ohms. But note that the higher the resistance the lower the output from your speakers. You may risk damage to your head/amp if you run speakers at a LOWER rating than your head/amp. Some high quality gear will go down to 2 ohms to maximise their output but most car audio runs at 4 ohms.
You can alter speaker impedence loads by wiring up mulitpile speakers in either a series or parallel circuit. For more info on this do a google search on OHMS LAW. This is how we get guitar amps to drive cabinets full of large 12" speakers from only 1 or 2 channels.
If you have a pair of 8 ohm speakers wired in series the total impedence will be 16 ohms.
If you have a pair of 8 ohms speakers wired in parallel the total impedence will be 4 ohms.
Im starting to waffle on now.....I:
Using higher impedence speakers will not damage your head/amp unit. Impedence is a term for speaker resistance. Higher impedence means that your speaker output may be slightly less because the resistance is higher. You're safe to use higher ratings than your head/amp unit is rated at ie 8 or 16 ohms. But note that the higher the resistance the lower the output from your speakers. You may risk damage to your head/amp if you run speakers at a LOWER rating than your head/amp. Some high quality gear will go down to 2 ohms to maximise their output but most car audio runs at 4 ohms.
You can alter speaker impedence loads by wiring up mulitpile speakers in either a series or parallel circuit. For more info on this do a google search on OHMS LAW. This is how we get guitar amps to drive cabinets full of large 12" speakers from only 1 or 2 channels.
If you have a pair of 8 ohm speakers wired in series the total impedence will be 16 ohms.
If you have a pair of 8 ohms speakers wired in parallel the total impedence will be 4 ohms.
Im starting to waffle on now.....I:
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